New Chair Alliance

The New Chair Alliance connects and supports new chairs through a pre-conference workshop followed by guided times of interaction and reflection throughout the conference. When you register for the New Chair Alliance your registration fee will guarantee three full days of networking and learning.

"Picked up a lot of new perspectives, re-set priority lists, and received things to have a 'heads-up' about- forewarned is forearmed. I loved the chance to rethink a variety of situtations with participants and hear everyones different view points as well. Good variety of topics."
- Wendy Smith, Biology Interim Chair at Northeastern University

Registration Fee Includes

Along with all of the regular conference activities, participants in the New Chair Alliance will have a facilitated luncheon, guided reflection times, and special opportunities to network with experts.

This new e-publication is filled with advice and encouragement that no new chair should be without. Published by the same people who bring us www.departmentchair.org, it will be made available to registered participants long before the conference begins.

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings CDs

The conference proceedings CD is a compilation of the papers, panels, workshops, and roundtables presented at the conference. It includes electronic presentations and written papers from the presenters. Participants will receive last year's and this year's CD! Some hot topics new chairs might find interesting include: fundraising, legal issues, facilitating change, assessment, leadership strategies, and many more!

New Chair Alliance participants will receive the CD from 2012 while at the 2013 conference. The 2013 proceedings will be mailed at a later date.

Objectives

Gain tips and tools to be an effective chair

Connect to other chairs at a similar stage

Become familiar with resources that can help chairs

Identify an administrative mentor

Topics

Transition to new roles and responsibilities

Satisfactions from being a chair- what makes a difference

Scoping out the work for the whole year

Managing the every day

Planning for the future

Your development

Learn More about the Presenters

Daniel (Dan) W. Wheeler is Professor Emeritus of Leadership Studies and former Head of the Department of Ag Leadership, Education and Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also serves as a Chair Coach with the IDEA Center. Previously he was Coordinator of the Office of Professional and Organizational Development at Nebraska. He has degrees from Antioch College, Cornell and SUNYAB. Dr. Wheeler has made numerous contributions to faculty development, chairing departments and leadership. He is author of the the 2012 Jossey-Bass book titled Servant Leadership for Higher Education: Principles and Practices.

Dr. Katherine Frank
Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of EnglishIndiana University East

Katherine Frank is Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of English at Indiana University East. She served as Director of the Southern Colorado Writing Project from 2003 through 2011 and continues to serve on leadership committees for the National Writing Project. Her composition textbook, (Re)actions: Affecting Change through Inquiry-Based Writing, was published by Fountainhead Press in January 2011. In addition to celebrating several other recent publications, Dr. Frank has presented her research at conferences all over the world including Poland, Great Britain, and throughout the United States.

New Chair Testimonials

"An excellent conference and I was never bored. All of my questions were answered and I really appreciated hearing that my problems were not unique"
- Thomas Scheiding, Business and Management Chair at Cardinal Stritch University

"I liked the small group which encouraged interactions. I made professional contacts and formed new friendships. I also liked the topics, many helpful ideas and suggestions. I learned a lot from the presenters but also from the other chairs."
- Lisa Lipinski, Arts and Humanities Chair at Corcoran College of Art and Design

"The wealth of personal experiences of the presenters contributed greatly to the value of the content"
- Patricia Wintch, Dental Hygiene Program Coordinator, Ohio State College of Health

"Very practical, very specific. The presenters were very accessible and communicated a 'can-do' attitude"
- Camille Olson, Ancient Scripture Chair at Brigham Young University